Chapter 51

She went closer to the door with her bat in place. She twisted the door knob, then pushed the door open. I was close to her. We tiptoed inside, then froze when we saw a man doing sit-ups. He had his back to us, so we couldn't see his face.

Suddenly, the bat Emily was holding fell to the floor, and she yelled, "Caleb!" I froze at the sound of that name. He stopped what he was doing, and I braced myself to see who it was. My heart was racing so hard. It can't be right? It's not possible. It can't be the same person.

He turned, and I felt like the world stopped moving. I stared at the man who caused me agony in shock. He hadn't noticed me yet. Emily ran and jumped on him.

"I can't believe it's you! How did you have access to the house? I don't remember giving you any key," she said.